SECTION 4.3 PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING PROJECTIVE TESTS

House Tree Person Test (H-T-P)

The House-Tree-Person test (H-T-P) requires no specific materials and is not standardized at all. The assessor tells the individual to draw a picture of a house, a tree, and a person. Once completed, he may ask the individual to tell a story related to each picture, including the who, what, where, how, and why’s of each.

However, this assessment is standardized in the Art Therapy community. Credentialed Art Therapists (ATR-BC) suggest that clinicians untrained in this assessment tool not to use it.

Different methods of interpretation are utilized, and depending on the assessor’s training and theoretical approach, different interpretations can arise. Like most projective techniques, it’s strength lies in weakening the defenses and getting a clearer picture of the unconscious.

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